BryceL
Well-Known Member
So I just completed my fist all grain BIAB. I did a 2.5 gallon test batch of a stout. It went pretty good, however I screwed up my volume calcs somewhere along the way. After sparging it appeared that I was below my target volume (3 gallons) so I topped it off with water to reach what I thought was 3 gallons. After I realized that the stick I used to measure my volume with was off...turns out I added too much water. Long story short, I had to boil an 1.75 hours to get my volume back down. When I transferred to my fermenter, it appears that I only have 1.5 gallons and my OG is too high. I was shooting for 1.065 but have a wort with an OG of 1.085. My question is can I top off my fermenter with boiled/cooled water to reach my target OG, and if so is there a calculator somewhere to help me figure how much water I need to add? I haven't pitched my yeast yet so if I could get some suggestions ASAP, that would be great!! Thanks!!